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Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.
Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.

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12:12 7.9.2014

Separatists and pro-Russians continue to incriminate themselves via social media.

11:57 7.9.2014

The latest situation map from the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council:

And here's Liveuamap's latest map of the fighting.

11:28 7.9.2014

11:28 7.9.2014

Here's an AFP English translation of the 12-point protocol signed by the Ukraine Contact Group in Minsk on September 5:

1. Ensure an immediate bilateral ceasefire.

2. Ensure monitoring and verification by the OSCE of the ceasefire regime.

3. Carry out decentralisation of power, allowing temporary local self-government in areas of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine under a "special status" law.

4. Ensure constant active monitoring by the OSCE of the Ukraine-Russia border, along with the creation of a security zone in border areas.

5. Immediately free all prisoners and illegally detained persons.

6. Pass a law against the prosecution and punishment of people over certain events in Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

7. Continue inclusive national dialogue.

8. Take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in the Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk).

9. Ensure the holding of snap local elections in Donetsk and Lugansk.

10. Remove illegal armed groups, military hardware, and all fighters and mercenaries from Ukrainian territory.

11. Adopt a programme to help the economic revival of the Donbass and restore activity in the region.

12. Guarantee the personal safety of the participants of the consultations.

The plan was signed by OSCE envoy Heidi Tagliavini, former Ukraine president Leonid Kuchma, the Russian ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, and rebel leaders Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky.

11:12 7.9.2014

Local officials are quoted by AFP as confirming that a woman has been killed in the fighting in Mariupol, confirming the UNIAN report/image cited in that Liveuamap report (tweet below).

10:16 7.9.2014

10:15 7.9.2014

10:05 7.9.2014

Shelling Near Mariupol, Donetsk Shatters Ukraine Cease-Fire

09:24 7.9.2014

Two Ukrainian privates were released yesterday as part of a hostage-release deal, Interfax reports, quoting an aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

The release of Ukrainian servicemen is one of the terms set out by Kyiv during the talks in Minsk to establish a peace process.

09:19 7.9.2014

Donetsk airport has been problematic since the cease-fire got under way, with Kyiv accusing rebels of multiple attacks overnight on Friday-Saturday. Now, it appears, fresh fighting has erupted there:

STEADY SHELLING HEARD NEAR DONETSK AIRPORT IN EASTERN UKRAINE, PLUMES OF BLACK SMOKE SEEN RISING IN AREA - REUTERS WITNESS

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